This Weekend’s Soccer on TV

When Manchester United travels to Anfield on Sunday to take on Liverpool, the defending EPL champions will have a very real chance of beating the struggling Reds and pushing Rafa Benitez one step closer to the exit door.

Liverpool has already lost four matches this year in the EPL, and dropped more points in Champions League at mid-week, making Sunday's match a virtual must-win for the under-fire Spanish manager.

Manchester United-Liverpool is the most high-profile meeting in a weekend filled with rivalry match-ups. Boca-River, Chivas-Club America and West Ham-Arsenal are among the most heated rivalries around and you may want to try and catch each one.

Then you have MLS, which comes down to its final weekend with several crucial tilts that will help shape the MLS playoff field, including Chivas USA-Houston and Seattle-FC Dallas.

Here is this weekend's soccer TV schedule, as well as SBI's Top 10 Matches to Watch:

SBI's Top 10 Matches to Watch

1. Liverpool vs. Manchester United. Can Liverpool stop the bleeding and knock off a hated rival to boot? Will Sir Alex put the final knife in his old buddy Rafa?

2. River Plate vs. Boca Juniors. Enough said.

3. Club America vs. Chivas de Guadalajara. Guaranteed entertainment, and the one time you may not mind watching a Mexican team win at Azteca.

4. Fiorentina vs. Napoli. Check out the red-hot Viola go up against a Napoli team featuring Marek Hamsik, who the USA will play against next month.

5. Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas. Can the hottest team in MLS win in arguably the toughest stadium to play in as a visitor?

6. West Ham United vs. Arsenal. This London derby should be a tough game for the red-hot Gunners.

7. Chivas USA vs. Houston Dynamo. First place in the West could be on the line if the LA Galaxy don't win on Saturday. And if LA does win? This suddenly becomes a playoff preview.

8. New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC. The last soccer game at Giants Stadium could also be the night Toronto FC clinches its first playoff berth.

Is there a time change somewhere on Sunday, Ives? Man Utd vs. Liverpool is at 10am Sunday, Arsenal vs. West Ham is at 12:15pm, and Fulham vs. Man City is at 11am. None of the three times make sense given the day before the times are five hours apart, and Sundays are only four.

(SBI-I had the Man-Liverpool match an hour early–the listing probably included the pre-game coverage–Arsenal-West Ham is scheduled for Noon and Fulham-Man City is being shown on what is apparently a one-hour delay.)

albert Celades announced his retirement and the toronto game will be his last…thanks for nothing just another signing bust from JCO even with him gone he manages to screw over the team one last time this season.